Beech Hedge – last week in April 2017
We chose a Beech hedge as it should grow up quickly around the veggie plot and give protection from the wind. It’s a good screening plant and thickens up well. We put in 3 plants per metre and used the slit planting method. This was suitable as the plants weren’t too big (60 – 80cm). With this method you lay down some weed control matting. Then make a slit in the fabric. Using a spade you make a slit the width of the blade, coat the dampened roots of the plant with Mycorrhizal Fungi and using a side to side swishing motion slot the roots of the plant into the opening. Fill up the slit with extra soil if necessary and firm in, to the level that the plant was originally growing. Water well and ensure they do not dry out in the first year. Our plants were bought from Ashridge Nurseries where we bought the fruit trees from for the orchard